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Covering the events of March 16, 2006
... in which ...
1,851 posts were made.
20 plants were added to PlantFiles.
31 comments were added to PlantFiles.
485 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
67 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
19 entries were added to Botanary.
9 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
24 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.
"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth
forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."
Gardening Quote of the Day
"Hide not your talents,
they for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?"( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher (born 1/17/1706))
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Kahili Ginger 'Kahili Fiesta'
Hedychium gardnerianum
By justmeLisa
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A grand total of 1,851 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Melodorum |
mel-oh-DOR-um |
From the Greek melo (apple-shaped melon) and odorum (fragrant or scented) |
| fabaginifolia |
fa-ba-gin-ih-FOH-lee-a |
Having foliage like Faba (Latin word for bean) |
| organensis |
or-gan-EN-sis |
Of or from the Organ Mountains in New Mexico (U.S.) |
| organense |
or-gan-EN-see |
Of or from the Organ Mountains in New Mexico (U.S.) |
| dolicholepis |
doh-lee-koh-LEP-iss |
From the Greek dolichos (long) and lepis (scale) |
| eremobia |
er-em-OH-bee-a |
From the Greek eremos (lonely, solitary), referring to its desert habitat |
| Eremobium |
er-em-OH-bee-um |
From the Greek eremos (lonely, solitary), referring to its desert habitat |
| eremobius |
er-em-OH-bee-us |
From the Greek eremos (lonely, solitary), referring to its desert habitat |
| shumardiana |
shoo-mard-ee-AH-na |
Named for Benjamin Franklin Shumard, 19th century Texas state geologist |
| pseudocantabrica |
soo-doh-kan-TAB-ree-ka |
False cantabrica (specific epithet meaning of or from Cantabria) |
| corymbulosa |
kor-im-bew-LOH-sa |
Having corymbs (flower clusters in a particular arrangement) |
| corymbulosum |
kor-im-bew-LOH-sum |
Having corymbs (flower clusters in a particular arrangement) |
| corymbulosus |
kor-im-bew-LOH-sus |
Having corymbs (flower clusters in a particular arrangement) |
| macrocalyx |
mak-roh-KAL-iks |
Large calyx (covering) |
| steudelii |
stew-DEL-ee-eye |
Named for Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 19th century German botanist and authority on grasses |
| steudeliana |
stew-del-ee-AH-na |
Named for Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 19th century German botanist and authority on grasses |
| steudelianum |
stew-del-ee-AH-num |
Named for Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 19th century German botanist and authority on grasses |
| steudelianus |
stew-del-ee-AH-nus |
Named for Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 19th century German botanist and authority on grasses |
| passifloroides |
pas-ih-flor-OY-deez |
Resembles Passiflora |
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20 new plants.
31 new descriptions were added.
67 new images were added.
485 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| billyporter |
Comment |
Oriental Lily 'Dizzy'
Lilium |
| Equilibrium |
Comment |
California Joint-fir, Desert Tea
Ephedra californica |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Minea'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Red Dazzler'
Iris |
| FoxFire0365 |
Comment |
China Rose 'Green Rose'
Rosa viridiflora |
| JaxFlaGardener |
Comment |
Shrub Rose 'Knock Out'
Rosa |
| givemeliberti |
Comment |
Variegated Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange 'Variegata'
X Citrofortunella mitis |
| annaprim |
Comment |
Peach 'Belle of Georgia'
Prunus persica |
| zarcanat |
Comment |
Persian Violet, German Violet
Exacum affine |
| Miriam1 |
Comment |
Boston Fern 'Tiger Fern™'
Nephrolepis exaltata |
| billyporter |
Comment |
Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta'
Corylus avellana |
| meadowbird |
Comment |
Rose of Sharon, Althea
Hibiscus syriacus |
| MLT |
Comment |
Daylily 'Coppersmith'
Hemerocallis |
| Kauai17 |
Comment |
Garlic Chives
Allium tuberosum |
| billyporter |
Comment |
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Mimi'
Solanum tuberosum |
| billyporter |
Comment |
Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower
Centaurea montana |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Monalisa'
Solanum tuberosum |
| billyporter |
Comment |
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Minerva'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Mirton Pearl'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Mondial'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Monticello'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Morene'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Morning Gold'
Solanum tuberosum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Potato 'Mouraska'
Solanum tuberosum |
| redvic |
Comment |
Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia |
| jesse333 |
Comment |
Chinese Croton
Excoecaria cochinchinensis |
| zzazzq |
Comment |
Rose of Sharon, Althea
Hibiscus syriacus |
| zzazzq |
Comment |
Polyantha Rose 'Marie Pavié'
Rosa |
| zzazzq |
Comment |
Miniature Rose 'Angel Wings'
Rosa chinensis |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Wings'
(Iris ) |
| wallaby1 |
Image
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Lady fern
(Athyrium filix-femina) |
| franj |
Image
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Mammillaria
(Mammillaria apozolensis var. saltensis) |
| JoanJ |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Robin'
(Iris ) |
| JoanJ |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Elmer's Desert'
(Iris ) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Lirio del Monte (Mountain Lily)
(Alstroemeria exserens) |
| JoanJ |
Image
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Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bright Star Child'
(Iris ) |
| conifers |
Image
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Blue Spruce or Colorado Spruce 'Mrs. Cesarini'
(Picea pungens) |
| conifers |
Image
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Jack Pine 'Potters'
(Pinus banksiana) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Lirio de Cordillera
(Alstroemeria pallida) |
| Ursula |
Image
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(Alstroemeria umbellata) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Edible thistle
(Cirsium edule) |
| conifers |
Image
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Japanese Red Pine 'Pygmaea'
(Pinus densiflora) |
| Mshadow |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Adobe Rose'
(Iris ) |
| Mshadow |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Ain't Misbehavin''
(Iris ) |
| LilyChick |
Image
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Mealy Cup Sage 'Victoria Blue'
(Salvia farinacea) |
| Gustichock |
Image
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Bo Tree, Sacred Fig
(Ficus religiosa) |
| saya |
Image
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Green Lavender Cotton
(Santolina rosmarinifolia) |
| Mshadow |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Chasing Rainbows'
(Iris ) |
| franj |
Image
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Mammillaria
(Mammillaria lauii) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue-Eyed Susan'
(Iris ) |
| Gustichock |
Image
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Agarrapalo, Ibapoi, Higuerón bravo
(Ficus luschnathiana) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Agave
(Agave pumila) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Agave
(Agave pumila) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Alpine Spring Beauty
(Claytonia megarhiza) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Chinese Delphinium
(Delphinium grandiflorum) |
| palmbob |
Image
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'Blue Glow'
(Agave ocahui X attenuata) |
| jnana |
Image
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Guaiacum, Guayacan, Pockholz, Tree of Life, Holy Wood, Lignum Vitae
(Guaiacum sanctum) |
| jnana |
Image
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Guaiacum, Guayacan, Pockholz, Tree of Life, Holy Wood, Lignum Vitae
(Guaiacum sanctum) |
| jnana |
Image
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Lipstick Palm
(Cyrtostachys renda) |
| Malus2006 |
Image
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Red Pine
(Pinus resinosa) |
| Malus2006 |
Image
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Red Pine
(Pinus resinosa) |
| Malus2006 |
Image
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Balsam Fir
(Abies balsamea) |
| franj |
Image
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Mammillaria
(Mammillaria apozolensis var. saltensis) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Marsh Thistle
(Cirsium palustre) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Marsh Thistle
(Cirsium palustre) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Lirio de Cordillera
(Alstroemeria pallida) |
| aggiecorgi |
Image
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Flowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Melon Sorbet'
(Abutilon ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Louisiana Iris 'Creole Canary'
( Louisiana Iris) |
| scutler |
Image
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Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Flower Record'
(Narcissus ) |
| scutler |
Image
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Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Intrigue'
(Narcissus ) |
| scutler |
Image
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Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Mondragon'
(Narcissus ) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Shaving Brush Palm, Nikau Palm
(Rhopalostylis sapida) |
| htop |
Image
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Anacacho Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia lunarioides) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Slender Tree Fern
(Cyathea cunninghamii) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Slender Tree Fern
(Cyathea cunninghamii) |
| htop |
Image
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Anacacho Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia lunarioides) |
| htop |
Image
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Anacacho Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia lunarioides) |
| verandith |
Image
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Sauromatum 'Sauromatum venosum'
(Typhonium Aracae) |
| Farmerdill |
Image
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Potato 'Magic Red'
(Solanum tuberosum) |
| MRFLIBBLE |
Image
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Moon Cactus, Queen of the Night, Fish-bone Cactus, Rick-Rack Cactus 'Gertrudianum'
(Epiphyllum anguliger) |
| Gustichock |
Image
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Orchid Tree, Bauhinia
(Bauhinia forficata) |
| wallaby1 |
Image
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Reticulated Iris 'Pauline'
(Iris reticulata) |
| kjpearce1979 |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Conjuration'
(Iris ) |
| kjpearce1979 |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Mary Frances'
(Iris ) |
| kjpearce1979 |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Silverado'
(Iris ) |
| giancarlo |
Image
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Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine, Tiger Stripe
(Aeschynanthus longicaulis) |
| Calif_Sue |
Image
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Daylily 'Pure And Simple'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| Calif_Sue |
Image
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Daylily 'San Juan Sunset'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| Calif_Sue |
Image
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Daylily 'Spider Man'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| Kauai17 |
Image
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Garlic Chives
(Allium tuberosum) |
| Clare_CA |
Image
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Australian Sarsparilla, False Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Lilac Vine
(Hardenbergia violacea) |
| Kauai17 |
Image
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Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine
(Gelsemium sempervirens) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Living Stones
(Lithops schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. marthae) |
| RWhiz |
Image
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Club Foot, Elephant's Trunk, Half-Man's, Halfmen
(Pachypodium namaquanum) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Cleistocactus
(Cleistocactus strausii var. straussii) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Cleistocactus
(Cleistocactus strausii var. straussii) |
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9 new companies were added to the database.
24 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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